Windows on the River Buffet
Special: Prime rib and sauté station including more featured items, plus the regular buffet favorites. $21 with an orange, green or red ace|Play card, $25.20 with a blue ace|Play card and $28 without a card.

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Moonshadow Grille
Tuesday-Sunday, July 3-8 (opens at 4 p.m.).
Special: 12-ounce Chicken fried New York steak with choice of house salad or chef’s soup, sides, chef’s vegetable and bread for $36.99.

The Laughlin Tourism Commission, along with the Laughlin casinos, is once again sponsoring “Rockets Over the River, ” a display from Pyrotecnico. If you missed their show last Saturday, don’t worry, because the second performance at 9 p.m. Wednesday will be the “main course” according to LTC Executive Director MJ Smith.
Pyrotecnico is representing the U.S. at the world’s leading fireworks competition in Quebec later this month, and will be practicing for their competition routine at Laughlin’s display.
“The 10-inch shells in our show are top of the line,” said show designer Phillip Stewart. “They are the premium in the industry. There isn’t a show in the world with better product than Laughlin. I have never designed a show with so much awesome!”
They will launch nearly 2,300 ground and aerial rockets, including Nishiki Kamuros, 3-D Ghosts, Quad Color Peony and many more, all with a patriotic theme.
“Laughlin’s show is exactly what you think of when you think of Fourth of July,” Stewart said. “It has tried and true, red, white and blue classics and some of the newest most exciting pyrotechnics available. Laughlin sets the precedent for what people should expect from an Independence Day fireworks show.”
Cameron Broadcasting, the LTC’s broadcasting partner for the show, will play the choreographed music on AM 1000 K-Star, AM 1230 KAAA and 1490 KZZZ, Country K-Flag at 95.9 FM and 94.7 FM, Lucky 98 FM, and the Knack at 107.1 FM.
The best seat in the house will be along the Riverwalk, as the rockets will launch from a spot across the river from the Pioneer.

THUNDER IN THE SKY

The Avi Resort & Casino will also be lighting up the sky above the river with a display from Zambelli Internationale, beginning at dusk.
Zambelli has been the pyrotechnic company of choice at the Avi for years, and is well-known across the nation with displays at huge events like the Super Bowl and Kentucky Derby. They know just how to utilize the beautiful location over the river from the Avi Beach to dazzle viewers every year, and they start setting up days before the show to make sure each burst comes off without a hitch, using a “pin board” method.
“Basically, it’s a very large board that has hundreds of small metal pins in rows,” explained John Hagan, West Coast project manager for Zambelli Internationale. “The operator that fires the display will take a pen and touch the pins. This completes a circuit that sends currents out to the fireworks launch area to pop the igniters in the shell. Every shell in the display corresponds to a pin on the board.
“Imagine trying to find the right pin to touch with your pen with hundreds of small pins on a board in the dark while explosions are going off all around you — all the while trying to keep up the pace and tempo of the music. That takes a real professional.”
The show is sure to be another stunner from Zambelli, so bring a blanket or a chair and post up at the Avi Beach Overlook for the best viewing. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
The Avi is also doing a $1,500 cash giveaway after the show. MyAdvantage Club members can swipe their card once at any kiosk on the casino floor from 9 a.m.-9:55 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, for their chance at a piece of the prize. Three $500 winners will be drawn and announced at 10 p.m.